【StanleyFieldswhowrote“SadSadCowboy”whichwonthisyear’sPhilip’sPrizeasthebestsongoftheyearmighthavehadaverydifferentjobifhisparentshadhadtheirway.InaninterviewFieldssaid“WhenI】
StanleyFieldswhowrote“SadSadCowboy”whichwonthisyear’sPhilip’sPrizeasthebestsongoftheyearmighthavehadaverydifferentjobifhisparentshadhadtheirway.
InaninterviewFieldssaid“WhenIwasachildmyfatheralwaystoldmeIshouldputdownmyguitaranddomyhomework.Hewantedmetogotocollegeandbecomeateacherasheandhisbrotherwere.”
Fieldsexplainedthathemadeagreatefforttopleasehisfatherbutoftenhisloveofmusicbecametoogreatandhewouldstealintoagardenbehindhishouseandplayhisguitarandmakeupsong.
“ImadeittoStantonCollege”helaughed“butItookaccounting(会计)insteadofteaching.AndtopaymyownwayIplayedtheguitarandsangatalocalnightclub.”
WhileFieldswasstillinhissenioryear(大学四年级)anexecutive(总裁)ofarecordcompanycameintotheclubashewassingingoneofhisownsongs.Theexecutivelikedwhatheheardandsignedthemantoacontract(合同).
SincegraduatingfromStantonCollegein1973Fieldshasspenthisfulltimewritingandsingingsongs.“MyHeartache”asonghewrotewhileincollegereachednumberseventeeninthetoptwentyhitsongsof1974andin1977hissong“Rambling”wasthesongforthemovieofthesamename.
1.AccordingtothepassageStanleyFields’__________.
A.parentswereteachers
B.motherandbrotherwereteachers
C.fatherandunclewereteachers
D.auntandunclewereteachers
2.FromthispassagewecanlearnthatFields_________.
A.wrotenosongsbeforeenteringcollege
B.madeupsongsbeforeenteringcollege
C.beganwritingsongsafterattendingcollege
D.hadsongspublishedbeforeattendingcollege
3.Theunderlinedphrase“hadtheirway”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“_______”.
A.doneastheywished
B.foundtheirwayofpunishingFields
C.madeconditionseasyforFields’future
D.preventedFieldsfromgoingtocollege
4.Whatdoyouknowabout“MyHeartache”?
A.Itwasaverypopularsong.
B.Itwasasongforthemovieofthesamename.
C.Fields’heartwasbadlyhitbysomeone.
D.Fields’heartachedwhenhegraduated.